| SEASON 1971-1972 |
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![]() | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| 14 AUG | Blackpool (Away) | 1 - 4 | Rogers | 13,004 |
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| 21 AUG | Charlton Athletic (Home) | 2 - 1 | Horsfield, Butler | 15,624 |
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| 28 AUG | Carlisle United (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 9,963 |
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| 1 SEP | Watford (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 10,580 |
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| 4 SEP | Queens Park Rangers (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 15,915 |
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| 11 SEP | Sunderland (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 12,811 |
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| 18 SEP | Fulham (Home) | 4 - 0 | Noble, Rogers, C.Jones, Butler | 12,967 |
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| 25 SEP | Cardiff City (Away) |
1 - 0 | C.Jones | 16,275 |
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| 29 SEP | Hull City (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 10,700 |
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| 2 OCT | Bristol City (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 21,383 |
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| 9 OCT | Luton Town (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 13,423 |
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| 16 OCT | Blackpool (Home) | 1 - 0 | Thomas | 10,346 |
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| 19 OCT | Birmingham City (Home) | 1 - 1 | Horsfield | 14,024 |
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| 23 OCT | Sheffield Wednesday (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 19,993 |
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| 30 OCT | Middlesbrough (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 13,541 |
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| 6 NOV | Oxford United (Away) | 1 - 1 | Butler | 12,382 |
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| 13 NOV | Millwall (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 14,847 |
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| 20 NOV | Preston North End (Home) | 1 - 1 | Bird (og) | 10,833 |
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| 27 NOV | Burnley (Away) | 2 - 1 | C.Jones, Noble | 12,224 |
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| 4 DEC | Norwich City (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 14,167 |
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| 11 DEC | Orient (Away) | 1 - 0 | Horsfield | 6,120 |
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| 18 DEC | Queens Park Rangers (Away) | 0 - 3 | - | 13,517 |
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| 27 DEC | Portsmouth (Home) | 3 - 1 | Bunkell, Rogers 2 | 20,494 |
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| 1 JAN | Fulham (Away) | 4 - 2 | Horsfield 2, Rogers 2 | 7,406 |
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| 8 JAN | Carlisle United (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 13,089 |
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| 22 JAN | Hull City (Home) | 2 - 1 | Noble, Horsfield | 11,563 |
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| 29 JAN | Birmingham City (Away) | 1 - 4 | Horsfield | 27,824 |
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| 12 FEB | Sheffield Wednesday (Home) | 1 - 0 | Burrows | 11,589 |
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| 19 FEB | Middlesbrough (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 18,205 |
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| 26 FEB | Oxford United (Home) | 4 - 0 | Horsfield 3, Trollope | 14,743 |
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| 4 MAR | Millwall (Away) | 2 - 2 | Mackay, Noble | 16,036 |
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| 18 MAR | Charlton Athletic (Away) | 1 - 3 | Noble | 7,433 |
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| 25 MAR | Sunderland (Home) | 1 - 1 | Noble | 12,102 |
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| 31 MAR | Bristol City (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 21,496 |
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| 1 APR | Portsmouth (Away) | 2 - 1 | Noble 2 | 12,157 |
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| 4 APR | Cardiff City (Home) |
3 - 1 | Bunkell, Murray (og), Noble | 15,393 |
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| 15 APR | Burnley (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 11,574 |
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| 18 APR | Luton Town (Home) | 2 - 1 | Rogers, Horsfield | 8,960 |
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| 22 APR | Norwich City (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 31,736 |
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| 25 APR | Watford (Home) | 2 - 0 | Noble 2 | 8,768 |
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| 29 APR | Orient (Home) | 2 - 2 | Horsfield, Noble | 8,564 |
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| 1 MAY | Preston North End (Away) | 2 - 2 | Noble 2 | 9,566 |
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![]() | FA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 15 JAN | 3 | Arsenal (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 31,668 |
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![]() | LEAGUE CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 8 SEP | 2 | Colchester United (Away) | 1 - 4 | Horsfield | 7,437 |
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